Deficiencies under these 11 CoPs can trigger SFP selection. Check out the information that Medicare will use to single out hospices for stepped-up survey enforcement when the Special Focus Program takes effect. The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services proposes [...]
Question: We have a pathology report for a breast biopsy exam from a 67 year old male patient. The pathologist diagnoses the specimen as DCIS. What are the correct procedure and diagnosis codes? Connecticut Subscriber Answer: The correct procedure code [...]
Determine which testing option is best for your providers. You don’t want to be surprised by denials when ICD-10 rolls around in the fall. So now’s the time to test out your know-how with the new codes and make changes [...]
CMS says test claim submissions are going well. It appears that ICD-10 really will be implemented this year, with a recent Congressional hearing confirming that the government doesn’t plan to push back the new diagnosis coding system any further than [...]
ICD-10 still on track for October, despite Congressional hearing. If you’re ready to make the ICD-10 conversion, Congress appears to have your back—at least for now. On Feb. 11, the House Energy and Commerce Committee held a hearing in which [...]
Participate in the upcoming testing drives in March and June to check your preparedness. CMS has pushed back the date for ICD-10 implementation several times, which means many providers are already prepared for the transition. However, every facility and physician [...]
New study from ASA highlights new ways to help certain surgery patients. Many factors can contribute to a patient’s risk of chronic pain after surgery, which is why anesthesia providers are continually exploring ways to understand those variables beforehand. A [...]
Determine which testing option is best for your providers. You don’t want to be surprised by denials when ICD-10 rolls around in the fall. So now’s the time to test out your know-how with the new codes and make changes [...]
Do you know when you’ll need to report ICD-9 codes, even after the ICD-10 deadline? A recent Congressional hearing confirmed that there won’t be any further push back for the transition to ICD-10. Move forward with your transition plans now [...]
CMS accepts 81 percent of ICD-10 test claims. It appears that ICD-10 really will be implemented this year, so luckily CMS has revealed that its recent end-to-end testing returned positive results. The agency processed 14,929 test claims during the Jan. [...]
